End-gate for wagons



Patented 1an. 24, |899.

J. J. HAYDEN,

END GATE FDR WAGONS.

(Application led Jan. 27, 1898.)

llllllllll (No Model.)

'rvrlrnn Freres JAPHAN J. HAYDEN, OF RIVERDALE, NEBRASKA.

EN D-GATE. FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,090, dated January24, 1899.

Application led January 27, 1898. Serial No. 668,239. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, JAPHAN J. HAYDEN, residing at Riverdale, in thecounty of Buffalo and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and usefulEnd-Gate for lVagons, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to end-gates for wagons or other vehicles, and hasfor its object to provide a device of this class which shall be simplein its construction and may be readily applied in position, willstrengthen the body of the vehicle when in place, and will be safelyheld against displacement, either horizontal or vertical, without theuse of rods, bolts, or other like means generally employed for securingsuch devices in place.

lVith this object in View my invention consists in an end-gatecomprising a short and a long section hinged together by hinges securedto the inner sides of the sections, the short section being provided onits outer side with an extension or hasp adapted to lie against the longsection when the parts are in place on the wagon, suitable vertical waysbeing formed on the insides. of the sides of the wagon-body in which theend-gate when extended will closely fit, the long section of theend-gate and the hasp being provided at a short distance from the sidesof the wagonbody with outwardly-extending hooks to engage in adjustablestaples secured through the cleats and sides of the wagon-body.

My invention further consists in the improved construction, arrangement,and combination of parts more fully described hereinafter, and afterwardspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and 0p=i eration, having reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which@Figure l is a perspective view ci' the rear end of the body of a wagonsupplied with an end-gate constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view taken vertically through one of thesecuring-staples. 4t is a rear ele= vation.

Like lettersof reference indicate the same parts wherever they occurthroughout the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is the bottom, andB and C thesides, of a wagonbody of any ordinary construction. Cleats D and E aresecured to the inside of the side C of the wagon-body, and cleats F andG to the inside of the side B, suitable vertical ways be` ing providedby properly spacing these cleats to receive the end-gate.

The end-gate consists of a long section H and a short section l, securedtogether by hinges J, secured to the inner sides of these sections.Secured to the short section I is an extension or cleat K, which whenthe endgate is in position in the wagon lies upon the outer face of thelong section H and parallel therewith, the two sections being in thesame line. A vertical bar L is secured near the outer end of the longsection Il, to which is secured two outwardly-pointed hooks M, whichengage staples N, the legs of which pass through the cleat G and theside B of the wagon-body, their projecting ends being threaded andprovided with nuts O for the purpose of adjustably securing them inposition. Similar hooks P are secured to the outer face of the hasp K toengage like staples Q, the legs of which pass through the cleat F. andside C of the wagon-body and are adj ustably secured by means of nuts R.The outer end of the haspK is notched, as at S, and a turn-button T,pivoted to the rear face of the long section H, engages in said notchand serves to lock the hasp K against the long section H when desired.The turn-but ton T is held at a distance from the rear face of the longsection H by a washer U of the same thickness as the hasp K, and a boltV serves to secure the turn-button and washer in position. v

From the foregoing description the construction of my invention will bereadily understood, and its operation maybe described as follows; Withthe parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, the outer end of the longsection H being engaged between the cleats F and G and the hooks Mengaging in the staples N, the hooks P being also engaged in the staplesQ and the turn-button T lying in a horizontal position, the hasp K isforced IOO toward the long section H, which throws the outer end of theshort section I into the way between the cleats D and E, the notch S inthe hasp straddling the turn-button, which may then be turned at anangle to the slot and securely hold all the parts in position.

It will be obvious that the engagement of the ends of the sections IIand I in the vertical ways between the cleats will prevent any forwardor backward displacement of the endgate, and the engagement of the hooksM and P with the staples N and Q will prevent any rise or fall of theend-gate due to the passage of the wagon over rough roadways. Theengagement of the staples and hooks also serves to prevent the spreadingof the sides of the wagon-body, and by means of the nuts O and P thestaples can be adjusted so that the sides of the wagon-body will alwaysbe drawn tight against the ends of the end-gate.

Vhile I have illustrated and described the best means now known to meforpcarrying out my invention, I do not wish to be understood asrestricting myself to the exact construction shown, but hold that anyslight changes or variations, such as might suggest themselves to theordinary mechanic, would properly fall within the limit and scope of myiii; vention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the sides ot' a wagonL body provided with parallelupright cleats inside, near their rear ends, at sufticient distancesapart to form ways to receive the en'd'- gate, of an end-gate consistingof a long and short section hinged together at their inner edges, avertical cleat on the long section near its outer end, outwardly-pointedhooks secured upon the said cleat, a hasp or extension secured upon theoutside of the short section near its inner edge, outwardlypointed hookssecured upon the outer face of said hasp, staples provided with threadedlegs passed through the rear cleats and the sides of the wagon-body, andadapted to be engaged by the hooks, and nuts threaded on the legs of thestaples for adjustably securing them in position, substantially asdescribed.

JAPHAN J. IIAYDEN.

IVitnessesf A. A. MACGILLIs, S. H. WILEY.

